Dental Chair Market Overview:

The Global Dental Chair Market was valued at $1,526.9 million in 2016, and is expected to reach $2,165.5 million by 2023, registering a CAGR of 5.0% from 2017 to 2023. Dental chairs, also known as dental treatment units, are not only a necessity for ensuring appropriate dental care but also play a pivotal role in strengthening the communication between dentists/practitioners and patients. In addition, it serves as an essential operational tool for the dentists, however, for patients, the chair symbolizes comfort while undergoing a dental treatment. Thus, manufacturers focus on patient comfort while designing dental chairs, which significantly supplements the market growth.

The key factors that boost the growth of the global dental chair market include increase in focus on infrastructural integrity of dental settings among the professionals and surge in demand for dental chair designs targeted towards patient comfort. In addition, rise in demand for dental treatments designed to enhance the smile and unevenly spaced teeth has propelled the market growth. However, issues regarding to the dental insurance reimbursement is anticipated to hamper the adoption of dental chairs and further the market growth. Conversely, untapped economies offer profitable opportunities for the expansion of the market, owing to the presence of large population base and significant penetration of the dental chairs.

Based on type, the dental chair market is divided into ceiling-mounted design, mobile-independent design, and dental chair-mounted design. Ceiling-mounted design segment generated the highest revenue in 2016, and is expected to maintain this dominance throughout the forecast period. In addition, the dental chair-mounted design segment is anticipated to register the highest growth rate from 2017 to 2023, owing easy maintenance and maximum mobility offered by these chairs. The components such as operator light, dental cuspidors, and dental handpieces are all attached to the chair itself making it an ideal option for small scale dental set-ups.

On the basis of application, the dental chair market is fragmented into examination, surgery, orthodontic applications, and others (cosmetic dentistry and endodontic applications). The examination segment was the highest revenue contributor in 2016, and is expected to continue this trend throughout the forecast period. Rise in awareness among people towards oral hygiene has resulted in large-scale adoption of dental chairs for examination. Moreover, the others segment is anticipated to register the highest growth rate from 2017 to 2023, owing to the ever increasing demand for cosmetic dentistry.

Regionally, the dental chair market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. North America dominated the market in 2016, accounting for highest share, and is anticipated to continue its dominance throughout the forecast period. However, Asia-Pacific is projected to register the highest growth rate from 2017 to 2023.

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The dental chair market is highly fragmented, and several manufacturers focus on offering latest automated dental chairs. The utilization of dental chairs is projected to witness a significant rise, owing to increase in prevalence of oral diseases across the globe. Technological innovation is turning out to be a principal strategy to increase the bargaining power of buyers in the current market scenario.

The dental chair market has piqued the interest of healthcare practitioners, patients, and dentists, owing to rise in awareness about oral hygiene among people. In addition, rise in demand for aesthetic dental products has spurred the market growth. Moreover, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 80% of the children aging between 2 and 17 years had a dental visit in the U.S. alone in 2015. Moreover, the teenage population aging between 18 and 64 years accounted for approximately 64% of dental visits in the same year. With such high number of dental visits, North America accounted for the highest revenue, majorly contributed by the U.S. market alone in 2016, and is anticipated to do so throughout the forecast period.

Moreover, infrastructural advancements in the dental offices/set-ups, rise in emphasis on patient comfort while designing dental chairs, and increase in focus on dental aesthetics are projected to propel the market growth in the near future. Furthermore, upsurge in healthcare expenditure in the emerging economies is anticipated to offer lucrative opportunities for the market growth.